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S.  DEPOSITORY 
(Amendment  1  to  B.  A.  I.  Order  292.) 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY 


AMENDMENT  1  TO  B.  A.  I.  ORDER  292  (REGULATIONS 
GOVERNING  THE  INTERSTATE  MOVEMENT  OF  LIVE- 
STOCK) MODIFYING  REGULATIONS  4  AND  7 

{Effective  on  and  after  January  i,  1926) 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

Under  the  authority  conferred  by  law  upon  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  the  regulations  governing  the  interstate  movement  of 
livestock  (B.  A.  I.  Order  292),  issued  under  date  of  February  25, 
1925,  and  effective  May  1,  1925,  are  hereby  amended  in  the  follow- 
ing particulars: 

Sections  1,  2,  and  3  of  Regulation  4  are  revoked  and  in  lieu  thereof 
the  following  sections,  to  be  designated  as  Sections  1,  2,  and  3,  are 
substituted : 

Section  1.  Paragraph  1.  No  sheep  affected  with  scabies  shall  be 
shipped,  trailed,  driven,  or  otherwise  moved  interstate  for  any  pur- 
pose. 

Paragraph  2.  No  sheep  which,  just  prior  to  movement,  were 
affected  with  or  exposed  to  scabies  shall  be  shipped,  trailed,  driven, 
or  otherwise  moved  interstate  for  any  purpose  except  as  hereinafter 
provided. 

Paragraph  3.  No  sheep  shall  be  shipped,  trailed,  driven,  or  other- 
wise moved  interstate  from  the  area  quarantined  for  the  disease  of 
scabies  in  sheep  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Paragraph  Jf.  All  the  sheep  in  a  certain  flock  or  shipment  in 
which  the  disease  of  scabies  is  present  shall  be  classed  as  diseased 
sheep,  and  none  of  them  shall  be  offered  for  interstate  shipment 
until  dipped  as  hereinafter  provided.  The  practice  of  "  picking  " 
a  flock — that  is,  removing  any  sheep  which  are  visibly  diseased  and 
then  offering  any  portion  of  the  remaining  sheep  for  either  inspec- 
tion or  interstate  shipment  or  both — is  prohibited. 

SHIPMENT  FOR  IMMEDIATE  SLAUGHTER 

Section  2.  Paragraph  1.  Sheep  which,  just  prior  to  shipment,  were 
affected  with  scabies  but  have  been  dipped  once  in  a  permitted  dip 
under  the  supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector  within  10  days  prior 
to  the  date  of  shipment  may  be  shipped  or  transported  interstate, 
for  immediate  slaughter,  from  the  free  area  or  from  the  quarantined 

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area  in  those  States  with  which  the  department  is  cooperating  in 
the  eradication  of  scabies  to  a  recognized  slaughtering  center  pro- 
vided the  following  conditions  are  strictly  observed  and  complied 
with : 

(a)  The  sheep  shall  not  be  diverted  en  route. 

(b)  The  sheep  shall  be  slaughtered  or  again  dipped  within  14 
days  after  the  date  of  the  first  dipping. 

(c)  The  cars  or  boats  containing  the  sheep  shall  be  placarded  and 
the  billing  shall  be  marked  "Dipped  Scabby  Sheep,"  in  accordance 
with  paragraph  6  of  this  section. 

(d)  Upon  arrival  at  a  public  stockyard  the  sheep  shall  be 
placed  in  a  portion  of  the  stockyard  set  aside  for  the  receipt  of 
such  sheep  and  not  permitted  to  mingle  with  other  animals  until 
such  time  as  they  are  disposed  of  for  slaughter  or  are  again  dipped 
and  certified  for  further  interstate  movement  for  purposes  other 
than  immediate  slaughter. 

Paragraph  2.  Sheep  that  are  not  diseased  with  scabies,  but  which 
have  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of  the  disease,  may  be  shipped  or 
transported  interstate  by  rail  from  the  free  area,  without  dipping, 
to  a  recognized  slaughtering  center  for  immediate  slaughter,  pro- 
vided that  the  cars  are  placarded  and  the  billing  is  marked  "  Ex- 
posed She?p  for  Slaughter,"  in  accordance  with  paragraph  6  of  this 
section. 

Paragraph  3.  Sheep  of  the  quarantined  area  in  those  States  with 
which  the  department  is  cooperating  in  the  eradication  of  scabies 
may  be  shipped  or  transported  interstate  for  immediate  slaughter 
provided  they  have  been  inspected  by  a  bureau  inspector  and  found 
free  from  the  disease  or  exposure  thereto  and  are  accompanied  by 
a  certificate  from  the  said  inspector  to  that  effect. 

Paragraph  If.  Sheep  of  the  quarantined  area  in  those  States  with 
which  the  department  is  cooperating  in  the  eradication  of  scabies 
and  which  have  been  exposed  to  such  disease  but  are  not  affected 
therewith  ma}'  be  shipped  or  transported  interstate  for  immediate 
slaughter  provided  the  following  conditions  are  strictly  observed 
and  complied  with : 

(a)  The  sheep  shall  be  inspected  by  a  bureau  inspector  and  so 
certified. 

(b)  The  sheep  shall  not  be  diverted  en  route. 

(c)  The  sheep  shall  be  slaughtered  or  dipped  once  in  a  permitted 
dip  under  the  supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector  within  14  days  after 
the  date  of  shipment. 

(d)  The  cars  or  boats  containing  the  sheep  shall  be  placarded 
and  the  billing  shall  be  marked  "  Exposed  Sheep  for  Slaughter,"  in 
accordance  with  paragraph  6  of  this  section. 

Paragraph  5.  Sheep  of  the  quarantined  area  in  those  States  with 
which  the  department  is  not  cooperating  in  the  eradication  of  scabies 
and  which  are  not  affected  with  such  disease  may  be  shipped  inter- 
state for  immediate  slaughter  to  a  public  stockyard,  provided  that 
the  following  conditions  are  strictly  observed  and  complied  with : 

(a)  The  sheep  shall  not  be  diverted  en  route. 

(b)  The  sheep  shall  be  slaughtered  or  dipped  once  in  a  permitted 
dip  under  the  supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector  within  14  days  after 
the  date  of  shipment. 


(c)  The  cars  or  boats  containing  the  sheep  shall  be  placarded,  and 
the  billing  shall  be  marked  "  Quarantined  Sheep,"  in  accordance  with 
paragraph  6  of  this  section. 

(d)  Upon  arrival  at  a  public  stockyard  the  sheep  shall  be  placed 
in  a  portion  of  the  stock}-ards  set  aside  for  the  receipt  of  such  sheep 
and  not  permitted  to  mingle  with  other  animals  until  such  time  as 
they  are  disposed  of  for  slaughter  or  are  dipped  and  certified  for 
further  interstate  movement  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter. 

Paragraph  6.  When  sheep  are  shipped  for  slaughter  in  accordance 
with  paragraphs  1,  2,  4,  or  5  of  this  section  the  transportation  com- 
panies shall  securely  affix  to  and  maintain  upon  both  sides  of  each 
car  carrying  such  sheep  a  durable  and  conspicuous  placard,  not  less 
than  oy2  by  8  inches  in  size,  on  which  shall  be  printed  with  perma- 
nent black  ink  in  bold-face  letters,  not  less  than  1%  inches  in  height, 
the  words  i;  Dipped  Scabby  Sheep,"  or  "  Exposed  Sheep  for  Slaugh- 
ter," or  "  Quarantined  Sheep,"  as  the  case  may  be.  These  placards 
shall  also  show  the  name  of  the  place  from  which  the  shipment  was 
made,  the  date  of  the  shipment  (which  must  correspond  to  the  date 
of  the  waybills  and  other  papers),  the  name  of  the  transportation 
company,  and  the  name  of  the  place  of  destination.  The  carrier  is- 
suing the  waybills,  conductors'  manifests,  memoranda,  and  bills  of 
lading  pertaining  to  such  shipments  shall  plainly  write  or  stamp 
upon  the  face  of  such  papers  the  words  "  Dipped  Scabby  Sheep,"  or 
"  Exposed  Sheep  for  Slaughter,"  or  "  Quarantined  Sheep."  as  the  case 
may  be.  If  for  any  reason  the  placards  required  by  this  regulation 
have  not  been  affixed  to  the  car  as  aforesaid,  or  the  placards  have 
been  removed,  destroyed,  or  rendered  illegible,  or  the  sheep  are  re- 
billed  or  are  transferred  to  other  cars  or  boats  the  placards  shall  be 
immediately  affixed  or  replaced  by  the  carrier  and  the  new  waybills 
shall  be  marked  as  aforesaid  by  the  carrier  issuing  them,  the  inten- 
tion being  that  the  billing  accompanying  the  shipment  shall  be 
marked  and  the  cars  containing  the  sheep  shall  be  placarded  "  Dipped 
Scabby  Sheep,"  or  u  Exposed  Sheep  for  Slaughter,"  or  "  Quarantined 
Sheep,"  as  the  case  may  be,  from  the  time  of  shipment  until  the  sheep 
arrive  at  destination  and  the  disposition  of  the  cars  is  indicated  by  a 
bureau  inspector. 

SHIPMENT  FOR  PURPOSES  OTHER  THAN  SLAUGHTER 

Section  3.  Paragraph  1.  Sheep  which  were  affected  with  scabies 
just  prior  to  shipment  may  be  shipped  interstate,  for  purposes  other 
than  slaughter,  from  the  free  area  or  from  the  quarantined  area  in 
those  States  with  which  the  department  is  cooperating  in  the  eradi- 
cation of  scabies,  after  they  have  been  dipped  twice,  10  to  14  days 
apart,  in  a  permitted  dip  under  the  supervision  of  a  bureau 
inspector,  and  are  so  certified  by  such  inspector. 

Paragraph  2.  Sheep  that  are  not  diseased  with  scabies  but  which 
have  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of  the  disease  may  be  shipped, 
transported,  or  otherwise  moved  interstate,  for  purposes  other  than 
slaughter,  from  the  free  area  or  from  the  quarantined  area  in  those 
States  with  which  the  department  is  cooperating  in  the  eradication 


of  scabies,  after  they  have  been  dipped  once  in  a  permitted  dip  under 
the  supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector  and  are  certified  by  such  in- 
spector to  be  free  from  the  disease. 

Paragraph  3.  Sheep  of  the  quarantined  area  in  those  States  with 
which  the  department  is  cooperating  in  the  eradication  of  scabies 
and  which  are  not  affected  with  and  have  not  been  exposed  to  such 
disease  may  be  shipped,  transported,  or  otherwise  moved  inter- 
state for  purposes  other  than  slaughter  after  they  have  been  inspected 
by  a  bureau  inspector  and  found  to  be  free  from  the  disease  or 
exposure  thereto  when  accompanied  by  a  certificate  from  the  said 
inspector  to  that  effect. 

Paragraph  4-  Sheep  of  the  quarantined  area  in  those  States  with 
which  the  department  is  not  cooperating  in  the  eradication  of  scabies 
and  which  are  not  affected  with  such  disease  may  be  shipped  or 
transported  interstate,  for  purposes  other  than  slaughter,  if  dipped 
once  in  accordance  with  this  regulation  at  stations  where  dipping 
facilities  are  provided  and  bureau  inspection  is  maintained. 

Sections  1  and  2  of  Regulation  7  are  revoked  and  in  lieu  thereof 
the  following  sections,  to  be  designated  as  Sections  1  and  2,  are 
substituted : 

Section  1.  Paragraph  1.  No  cattle  shall  be  shipped,  driven  on 
foot,  transported,  or  received  for  transportation  interstate  unless 
and  until  such  cattle  have  been  subjected  to  a  physical  examination 
and  tuberculin  test,  applied  as  directed  in  paragraph  2  of  this  sec- 
tion, and  a  tuberculin-test  chart  and  health  certificate,  showing 
them  to  be  apparently  free  from  tuberculosis  and  any  other  con- 
tagious, infectious,  or  communicable  disease  of  animals,  has  been 
issued  and  the  requirements  of  paragraph  2  of  Section  10  of  Regu- 
lation 1  of  this  order  are  fully  complied  with:  Provided,  however, 
That  cattle  which  have  at  any  time  reacted  to  the  tuberculin  test 
shall  not  thereafter  be  shipped,  driven  on  foot,  transported,  or 
received  for  transportation  interstate,  notwithstanding  such  cattle 
may  have  been  subjected  again  to  the  tuberculin  test  and  on  such 
subsequent  test  have  been  found  apparently  free  from  tuberculosis, 
except  in  cases  where  the  reacting  cattle  are  permitted  to  be  moved 
interstate  subject  to  the  conditions  and  requirements  prescribed  in 
Sections  3,  4,  or  6  of  this  regulation. 

Paragraph  2.  The  physical  examination,  tuberculin  test,  health 
certificate,  and  tuberculin-test  chart  required  by  paragraph  1  of 
this  section  shall  be  made,  applied,  and  issued  within  60  days  prior 
to  the  shipping,  driving  on  foot,  transporting,  or  receiving  for  trans- 
portation, either  by  a  veterinarian  of  the  State  of  origin  who  shall 
have  been  authorized  by  such  State  and  approved  by  the  bureau  to 
apply  the  test,  make  the  examination,  and  issue  the  certificate  and 
test  chart,  or  by  a  veterinary  inspector  of  the  bureau  at  a  public 
stockyard  or  other  regular  bureau  station :  Provided,  however,  That 
in  the  case  of  cattle  from  herds  under  State  and  Federal  super- 
vision for  the  eradication  of  tuberculosis  and  in  which  herds  no 
reactors  were  found  on  the  previous  test,  the  aforesaid  examination, 
test,  certificate,  and  chart  may  be  made,  applied,  and  issued  within 
six  months  prior  to  the  interstate  movement  of  such  cattle:  Pro- 
vided further,  That  when  the  cattle  are  destined  to  a  State  which 


recognizes  the  intradermic  tuberculin  test  and  such  test  is  applied, 
the  test  chart  shall  show  that  the  last  observation  was  made  not 
earlier  than  the  seventy-second  hour  after  injection  and  no  reaction 
obtained  on  the  cattle  shipped  thereunder  or  when  the  subcutaneous 
tuberculin  test  is  applied  the  chart  shall  show  that  at  least  three 
temperatures  were  taken  2  or  3  hours  apart  before  injection  of 
tuberculin;  that  at  least  six  temperatures  were  taken  2  hours  apart 
after  injection,  beginning  not  later  than  8  hours  after  the  injec- 
tion of  tuberculin ;  and  that  the  test  had  run  for  a  period  of  not  less 
than  18  hours  after  injection,  and  no  reaction  obtained  on  the 
cattle  shipped  thereunder.1  Provided  further,  That  if  25  per  cent 
or  more  of  any  lot  of  cattle  tuberculin  tested  react  the  remainder 
of  the  lot  shall  not  be  shipped  interstate  without  a  proper  retest, 
except  for  immediate  slaughter:  And  provided  further,  That  all 
cattle  not  identified  by  registration  name  and  number  shall  be 
identified  by  a  proper  metal  ear  tag. 

Section  2.  Cattle  of  the  following  classes  may  be  shipped,  driven 
on  foot,  transported,  and  received  for  transportation  interstate 
without  the  provisions  of  Section  1  of  this  regulation  being  complied 
with,  provided  the  following  conditions  and  requirements  are  strictly 
complied  with,  to  wit : 

Paragraph  1.  Accredited  herds. — Cattle  from  a  herd  accredited  by 
the  bureau,  in  cooperation  with  the  various  States,  as  free  from 
tuberculosis  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  issued  by  an 
authorized  State  or  Federal  inspector  showing  the  cattle  to  be  from 
such  a  herd. 

Paragraph  2.  Steers  and  range  2  cattle. — Steers  and  strictly  range 
cattle  may  be  shipped,  transported,  or  otherwise  moved  interstate 
to  a  State  or  Territory  the  laws,  rules,  or  regulations  of  which  do 
not  require  these  classes  of  cattle  to  be  tuberculin  tested. 

Paragraph  3.  Slaughter  cattle. — Cattle  for  immediate  slaughter 
shall  be  shipped,  transported,  or  otherwise  moved  to  a  place  where 
bureau  or  State  meat-inspection  service  is  maintained  or  to  a  place 
designated  by  the  proper  State  livestock  sanitary  official  of  the  State 
of  destination. 

Paragraph  If.  Shipments  to  public  stockyards. — Cattle  free  from  any 
infectious,  contagious,  and  communicable  disease  may  be  shipped, 
transported,  or  otherwise  moved  interstate  to  a  public  stockyard 
without  restriction. 

Paragraph  5.  Feeding  and  grazing  cattle. — Bull  calves  of  the  beef 
breeds,  under  six  months  of  age,  may  be  moved  interstate  for  feed- 
ing and  grazing  purposes  provided  the  owner  makes  a  written 
declaration  3  that  the  animals  will  be  castrated  within  10  days  after 

1  When  the  cattle  are  tested  by  a  veterinarian  other  than  a  bureau  inspector  the  origi- 
nal and  one  copy  of  the  tuberculin-test  chart  and  health  certificate  shall  be  sent  to  the 
livestock  sanitary  officer  of  the  State  from  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped  or  moved 
for  approval  by  him  (except  when  the  test  is  applied  at  a  public  stockyard  where  Federal 
inspection  is  maintained  the  inspector  in  charge  may  approve  the  certificate),  whereupon 
the  original  copy  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  bureau,  one  copy  of  the  test  chart  and  health 
certificate  shall  be  sent  to  the  proper  livestock  sanitary  official  of  the  State  of  destination 
in  ample  time  to  reach  him  before  the  arrival  of  the  cattle  at  destination,  and  one  copy  of 
the  test  chart  and  health  certificate  shall  accompany  the  cattle  to  destination. 

2  Range  cattle  are  considered  to  be  those  of  the  beef  breeds  or  type  which  are  raised 
practically  without  shelter  on  range  areas  and  which  subsist  chiefly  or  entirely  by  grazing 
on  natural  vegetation. 


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destination  is  reached  and  that  shipments  are  consigned  to  States 
the  laws,  rules,  and  regulations  of  which  will  accept  this  class  of 
cattle. 

Paragraph  6.  Semirange  cattle.4 — Semirange  female  cattle  of  the 
beef  breeds  may  be  moved  interstate  from  public  stockyards  for  feed- 
ing and  grazing  purposes  upon  the  owner  or  his  agent  obtaining  per- 
mission from  the  inspector  in  charge  of  said  yards,  or  from  other 
points  provided  the  owner  secures  a  certificate 3  from  a  veterinarian 
approved  by  the  bureau  and  the  State  of  origin  who  shall  certify 
that  he  has  inspected  the  cattle  and  that  they  are  of  the  semirange 
type  and  free  from  symptoms  of  disease.  Such  shipments  shall  be 
made  only  to  States  the  laws,  rules,  and  regulations  of  which  do  not 
require  this  class  of  cattle  to  be  tuberculin  tested. 

Paragraph  7.  Emigrant  shipments. — Cattle  belonging  to  an  emi- 
grant outfit  containing  not  more  than  10  cattle,  to  which  it  is  imprac- 
ticable to  apply  the  tuberculin  test  at  origin  or  at  a  public  stockyard, 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a  permit  first  obtained  from  the  bureau 
inspector  in  charge  of  tuberculosis-eradication  work  in  the  State  of 
destination  or  the  proper  State  official  thereof,  authorizing  such  test 
to  be  applied  en  route  or  at  destination. 

Paragraph  8.  Shipments  from  modified  accredited  areas. — Cattle  not 
under  quarantine  by  the  State  may  be  shipped  interstate  subject  to 
State  restrictions  at  destination,  without  the  tuberculin  test  required 
in  Section  1  of  this  regulation,  from  areas  officially  declared  by  the 
chief  of  the  bureau  as  "  modified  accredited  areas  " — i.  e.,  areas  in 
which  the  percentage  of  cattle  infected  with  tuberculosis  does  not 
exceed  one-half  of  1  per  cent  (0.5  per  cent) — when  such  cattle  are 
properly  identified  by  ear  tags  or  registration  names  and  numbers 
and  are  accompanied  by  a  certificate  issued  by  an  authorized  State 
or  Federal  inspector,  or  veterinarian  approved  by  the  State,  showing 
the  cattle  to  have  originated  in  such  modified  area. 

This  amendment,  which,  for  the  purpose  of  identification,  is 
designated  as  Amendment  1  to  B.  A.  I.  Order  292,  shall  be  effective 
on  and  after  January  1,  1926. 

Done  at  Washington  this  28th  day  of  December,  1925. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Done  at  Washington  this  28th  day  of  December, 
1925. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Department 
of  Agriculture. 

W.  M.  Jardixi:, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

3  One  copy  of  the  certificate  or  declaration  shall  accompany  the  shipment,  one  copy  shall 
be  mailed  to  the  livestock  officials  of  the  State  of  destination,  and  one  copy  mailed  to  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  Washington,  D.  C. 

*  Semirange  cattle  are  considered  to  be  those  of  the  beef  breeds  or  type  which  are  raised 
partly  on  the  range  and  partly  under  farm  conditions  to  the  extent  of  receiving  feed 
besides  natural  vegetation  and  also  care  or  shelter  not  ordinarily  provided  for  range 
cattle. 


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